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Improving Oral Fluency allows those with advanced English language skills to enhance their speaking and listening through group practice as well as through individualized feedback. English language schools for business people, students preparing for American universities and colleges, teachers or anyone wishing to improve his or her spoken English.

All participants must take a placement test on Registration Day in order to demonstrate the required advanced English proficiency. If your test results show high intermediate or lower proficiency, we will advise you to take the Intensive English Program instead.

Private or group conversational partner at no additional cost (10-week session)
At no additional cost to advanced-level students in 10-week sessions one UC Riverside degree credit class (available fall, winter, spring only) with American students or one Extension class (available year-round).
Undergraduate, transferable University of California credit (10-week session)
Institutional TOEFL® & TOEIC® exams offered every quarter

CURRICULUM

Oral Skills Development

Pronunciation

Grammar for Oral Fluency

Choice of one elective (see below)

Language Laboratory

Optional UCR Class (10-week session only)

English Language Schools

ELECTIVES

Academic:

Academic Skills

Advanced Vocabulary

Introduction to Computers

Public Speaking

GRE/GMAT Preparation

Conversation and Culture:

American Idioms

Conversation and Culture

Creative Writing

English Through Drama

English Through Film

Pronunciation/Accent Improvement

Student Newspaper

Oral Skills Development

English Through Music

Global Issues

	Length:	10-, 6- and 4-week
	Hours per week:	24-32
	Total class hours per session:	240+ (10-week) 144+ (6-week) 96+ (4-week)
	Days per week:	5
	Average class size:	15
	When is it offered?	10-week program: Year-round 4-week program: January, April, August, October
	Required proficiency:	Advanced
	Minimum Age:	15

I am amazed by how much my speaking and listening skills have improved through the Improving Oral Fluency program. I strongly recommend that anybody who wishes to improve his or her spoken English ability take this program.”
—Kyoung-Gyo Son
Korea

"IOF is a great program for everyone who wants to improve oral skills. I had a lot of experiences and wonderful memories here, and I really improved my oral skills. Thanks to all of the teachers and IEP staff. They are so nice and I will never forget them.”
—Amporn Sae-Lim
Thailand

More Information

Tel: (1-951) 827-4346
Fax:(1-951) 827-1074
ucriep@ucx.ucr.edu

Last Updated
05/11/2006

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